The IEP emphasizes the establishment and development of a system of rules for European governance (structure, institutions and EU treaty reforms). Current reform debates, especially those regarding treaty reforms and long-term trends of European Integration, are analysed and evaluated by interdisciplinary means and from many different perspectives.
Despite the fact that discussions regarding the potential disintegration of the EU have recently continued, and in light of the multiple crises and not least the imminent withdrawal of the United Kingdom, advancement of the European project of integration is currently the imminent subject…
In Germany, the potential for Euroscepticism is increasing and the hitherto generally predominant and distinctive pro-European consensus has begun to crumble. This has also opened up room for populist Euroscepticism, which is supported more by emotions than by actual facts …
Europawissenschaftliches Netzwerk Deutschland (END) and Junges Europawissenschaftliches Netzwerk (JEN) are the expressions of the close cooperation…
In the face of the ongoing economic, monetary and financial crisis in Europe, citizens, politicians and academics increasingly discuss the costs of the European Union. The value of Europe, however, seems to remain unrecognized within this discussion…
Interested in Europe-wide views on the outcome of the European Parliament elections, the crisis in Ukraine or Germany’s role in Europe? The IEP is happy to provide answers in the newly published version of the EU-28 Watch…
The European Union is paling its charm, in particular with the so-called Generation Y. While older generations appreciate the EU for preserving peace and providing freedom of movement, these achievements have more and more often become taken for granted by …
Since 1 April 2012, all European citizens maintain a new EU citizenship right: through the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), 1 Million European citizens own the right to invite the European Commission to submit a proposal…